John Trapp on Psalms 113

PSAL. CXIII.

VErſ. 1. Hallelujah] See Pſal. 111.1.

Praiſe, Oye ſervants of the Lord] None but ſuch can do it, or are fit for it; and for ſuch, praiſe is comely, Pſal. 147.1. as unthankfulneſs is an ugly ſin, but eſpecially in Miniſters, thoſe ſervants of the Lord, by a ſpecialty.

Praiſe the name of the Lord] Ter repetit, Trinitatem ſubindicando, ſaith One; Others note that by this threefold Praiſe ye, the Pſalmiſt taxeth mens dulneſs, and exciteth their diligence to this divine duty.

Verſ. 2. Bleſſed be the Name of the Lord] Praiſe him with utmoſt intenſion and extenſion of ſpirit and of ſpeech. God is therefore called by an appellative proper, The bleſſed One Baruc-bu, Mark. 14.61. Luke 1.68.

From this time, &c.] A nunc & uſque.

Verſ. 3. From the riſing of the Sun] i. e. All the world over, in all places and at all times. North and South are not mentioned (but included) becauſe not ſo well peopled.

Verſ. 4.Aug. The Lord is high, &c.] He looketh on the earth as on a Ant-hillock. All Nations to him are but as a drop of a bucket, Iſa. 40. Quantilla ergo es in istius gu[illegible: 2 letters]ae particula?

And his glory above the heavens] Theſe are as far beneath him in glory, as in ſituation. Angels underſtand him not fully.

Verſ. 5. Who is like, &c] See Pſal. 89.6. He Is imparallel.

Who dwelleth on high] Heb. Who exaheth to dwell. Oh that we could flye, a pitch any way proportionable by exalting his Name together, Pſal. 34.3.

Verſ. 6. Who humbleth himſelf] Lo, it is a condeſcention in God to vouchſafe to look one of himſelf upon the Saints and Angels, how much more upon us? Sith fin ſe[illegible: 1 letter]teth us [illegible: 1 letter]urt her beneath a worm, than a worm is beneath an Angel.

Verſ. 7. He raiſeth up the poor, &c.] David for inſtance, beſides many others; as Agathecles, [illegible: 1 word], Maximinianus, &c. whom he raiſed from the loweſt ſtair to the very higheſt ſtep of honour and opulency.

Verſ. 8. That he may ſet him with Princes] See 1 Sam. 2.8. Hannabs ſong, where of this ſeemeth to be an abridgement.

Verſ. 9. He [illegible: 1 word] the [illegible: 1 word] we man to keep houſe] Heb. To dwell in an houſe, that is, to have a houſe full of Children, and ſo to build her husbands houſe, Ruth 4.11. This is applyed to the Church (which is the theatre of the World, wherein God ſheweth his ſpeciall providence and power) Iſa. 54, 1. Gal. 4.26, 27.